Abbotsford, Canada—On October 11-13, 2019, a Thanksgiving Conference was held in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The conference began on Friday evening with a sermon by Brother David Zic, GC Education Department Director. Brother Zic was the guest speaker for the event and visited from the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement Northern California Conference.
On October 22, 1844, William Miller and his congregation of over 50,000 Advent believers, including Ellen Harmon, were sorely disappointed. Over ten years had been spent in careful study to pinpoint this event in history. Years of labor and means were spent to tell the world of Jesus’ imminent return. And yet, He did not appear.
On September 29, 2019, a baptism was held in Sri Lanka, where three souls were baptized in the Jaffna Region. The baptism was performed by Brother G.Harrington Joseph, the local church elder, and Brother Nicolas Mariyanayagam, church leader in Jaffna.
In the process of becoming more Christ-like, sanctification, what comes first—obedience or faith? To progress in our Christian life, obedience must be a result of faith. God does not ask obedience without conviction, without foundation on faith.
“In order to stand fast in the truth we need to have a living, active faith in God and his Word. Without such faith it is impossible to please God; for ‘whatsoever is not of faith is sin,’” SW March 24 1908. Obedience without faith is sin. (see Romans 14:23.)
Georgetown, Guyana—On Sabbath, September 21, 2019, the Reform Movement General Conference Public Meetings were held in Sumaré, Brazil. Thousands of members, visitors, and friends gathered for a special Sabbath in fellowship.